Brides father so proud of daughter. Mum helps with the last changes. The groom and the boys. Gear Homestead ceremony. Pictures from Nathan and Kayleigh's Gear Homestead wedding by Paul Michaels photography of Wellington.

Vanessa at the museum hotel before the wedding. Vanessa and her girls at the museum hotel. Couple of photos before heading off. Steve getting ready. First kiss. Wedding at begonia house. Off for a quick drive and some photos at the Botanical gardens. [...]

Shane and Zara's wedding day starting off at home with Zara getting ready. A couple of photos with Shane before the ceremony, then on to Old St Pauls church in Wellington. We were lucky enough to be able to take some pictures at Government house before heading off [...]

Damian and Nicoles big day at Wallaceville house. Ceremony and pictures at St Patricks college in upper Hutt, then off to Wallaceville house for the reception. Nicoles gets ready at home with her bridesmaids. [...]

Fashion show Capital city wedding expo winners Loads of people loads of fun. Great to see so many people enjoying the day, with spot prizes through out the event. Of course the big competition was for the huge $20k prize and there was [...]

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North City wedding show winners. Another Amazing Wedding Expo. The first wedding show for the Wellington region was packed full of wonderful ideas and displays, a great success. We really enjoyed the day talking to lots of lovely brides and wedding couples preparing for their wedding. There was some amazing prizes to be won! Jewelery [...]

The North city Wedding expo is the first Wedding expo for the year. Every year brides from all over New Zealand visit the wedding show and have the opportunity to not only meet some of the top suppliers in the industry but also win some amazing prizes – [...]

The 2014 north city bridal expo. The first Wellington regional show of the year is upon us again. We are really looking forward to this years up coming show and hope to see you all there. Good luck to everyone taking part in the free competitions. Have a quick look [...]

Sheree and David chose Ohariu farm as the venue for their wedding. Although not actually officially spring yet – but you would not have known looking out the window. Sheree and her lovely bridesmaids and flower girls got ready in Johnsonville before heading out [...]

Liz before the ceremony. Some bridal portraits by the window at Rydges Wellington. Liz gets ready at the Rydges Wellington. Not even a very shaky Wellington could put a damper on Elizabeth and Gareth's special day ! Wellington was shaken by a biggie on Friday [...]

The national museum of Te Papa is the fantastic venue for the Capital City Wedding Expo and we are looking forward to join some of Wellington's best on the day to help you plan your special day. With months of planning [...]

Jacob & Katie's Old st Paul's wedding. Wellington 6th July 2013. Once again we were fortunate to be able to take some wedding pictures at the beautiful Old St Paul's church. We started the fresh winter's afternoon meeting up with Jacob at the church. Everyone was patiently waiting for the [...]

Simon and Stephanie's Wellington wedding on the 20th April We met up with Simon at The Street church in town, where he was waiting for his lovely bride Stephanie to arrive. The weather was not exactly what we were hoping for, but we were full of hope that we were going to have a [...]

Linda & Craig's Trentham racecourse wedding 9th March 2013 Our day started at Wallaceville House in upper Hutt, where Linda and her lovely bridesmaids were getting ready. A much organised Linda was dressed ready to go by the time we arrived. This gave us an opportunity to get some lovely pictures of her and [...]

Paul and Nicola 8th March Wellington Wedding. Bride waiting for bridal car to arrive Bride in the park before the wedding Full length bridal portrait Bride and bridesmaid share a laugh Bride before the ceremony Dad gives away his daughter Bridal [...]

Shaun and Anna's Wellington – big Greek wedding on the 2nd Feb. From the minute we met with the bubbly Anna Maria and future husband Shaun, we knew we were going to be part of a very special day! Bridal portrait of Anna-Marie Bride laughing under veil Shaun at [...]

Gareth and Kathryn's wedding at Gear Homestead. 19th January 2013. Kat getting ready at home The Homestead stairs Groom and friend at inside the homestead Gareth and Kat at Gear Home stead Gear Homestead is one of our favourites spots for weddings. So it is understandable [...]

Wedding at Southward car museum with Tommy and Nikki, 12th Jan 2013. The day was perfect for Nikki and Tommy's wedding – A beautiful sunny Kapiti coast day. Nikki and her lovely bridesmaids got ready in Peke Peka, and the very nervous groom – Tommy got ready with his grooms man at the Kapiti [...]

The Eastbourne wedding of Howard and Lauren, 11 January 2013. Lauren and Howard could not have chosen a better day for their wedding! Wellington gave us one of her best! Our day started out in Island Bay where Lauren and her lovely bridesmaids were getting ready. The ceremony was held at the St Albans [...]

Henry & Jamie – 5 January 2013 What better way to start the new Year than with a wedding! Jamie and Henry said their I do's in front of close friends and family in the early afternoon of Saturday the 5th of January at Wallaceville house in Upper Hutt. After the short ceremony we [...]

Our big wedding prize winners Louise and Florian's wedding. Louise before we left for the ceremony at Mana Cruising Club . Great day with Florian and Louise. There are just so many lovely little spots around Mana cruising club for awesome pictures [...]

Wedding at St Marks Methodist church with Russell and Michelle Spring – a time of new beginnings. Russell and Michelle chose this day to start their new life together. And Wellington gave us one of her best days. We were very privilege to share this special day with Russell and Michelle. The ceremony was [...]

Ingrid and her Spanish fiancé said their "I do's "at the Lady of Fatima catholic church in Tawa. Our first stop for photos were at the Parliamentary Library. Mum and Dad joined us as this was also their 40th wedding anniversary – so they also had a chance to have a lovely picture taken. [...]

As we know June can be very up and down with the weather – and Wellington gave us her "best" on June the 16th Of June for Sophie and Steve's wedding. The weather changed every 5 min ! Thank you to the very friendly Naval officer who gave us permission to use the Nave ship [...]

On April the 21st we photographed Tommi and Theresa's wedding. All the way from sunny Australia – the Wellington weather must have been a bit of a shock to them ! They said there I do's at the beautiful Old St Paul's – after which we moved on to the parliament and then the beach [...]

Fantastic fun couple made for an interesting wedding. The grandeur of St Mary's church in Wellington for the ceremony was a real contrast to the fun shots we took at Brooklyn hill. We stopped off at Petone for some romantic pictures by the sea and a couple more fun bridal party pictures. first [...]

Beautiful sunny wellington day for Scott and Magda's wedding, with plenty of shots around Gear Homestead and some great looking photos at Tatahi bay looking out over the cliffs to the sea. walking in tatahi bay park kiss at tatahi bay Love at titahi bay Groom get a [...]

Romantic pictures on the beach with the bride and groom were well worth the short walk. The bridal party had some fun and we got some great shots including some dramatic silhouettes of the boys on the rocks. The Pines was a good backdrop for some beautiful shots of Alyce and fun pictures with the [...]

Wedding fashion show. Model walking at the north city bridal fashion show. Beautiful red dress at the Wellington wedding show. Model portrait at the wedding fashion. Model at the North city Wellington wedding fashion show. Full length pose by wedding show model at north city. [...]

A drive over the Rimutaka hills for us today, for a wedding at the Tarureka Estate venue (formally The Loft) in Featherstone. A lovely home coverage with the girls at a farm homestead. With the bride running a little late we got lots of great pictures of the flowers girls and bridesmaid, so we could [...]

Wow what a day , started with grey skies and rain , 30 min later just in time for Samantha's arrival by Helicopter , blue skies and sunshine ! Boomrock was the beautiful backdrop for this lovely Scottish couple Samantha and Mark , celebrating their wedding day with family here in New zealand . Was [...]

We kicked of the new year with a small intimate wedding in The Herb gardens at the Wellington Botanical gardens . Marty and Georgina said their I do's infront of 20 close friends and family . We went for a walk through the gardens for some fun pictures and headed to the waterfront before joining [...]

Windy Welly was at its best on the 17th But Emma and Craig decided to brave the windy rainy weather for some amazing pictures ! We started in Johnsonville for the ceremony and travelled to Shelly bay lighthouse for some "stormy weather" pictures . Emma and Craig had the reception at Zealandia , Wellington , [...]

The North City Wedding and Bridal Expo – Ultimate package winners for 2011. What dream wedding it was . A sunny Welly afternoon started at The Lodge at the inlet with the couple getting ready for the big day . After the ceremony at The Lady of Fatima – in Tawa , we headed of [...]

Welly's best weather was on show for this bubbly couples special day ! We shared a lovely day full of fun and laughter with Matt , Becca and their friends , starting at the beautiful little church in Seatoun , and then moving on to Ohariu Farm for the reception . Matt and [...]

An awesome day with the Campbell family . Paula and David's kids got married all over the world in the last 6 months and we were there to capture the special New Zealand celebration in September! It was a very different experience having three newly wed couples , and engagement , and family portrait all [...]

Rarotonga wedding of John and Anita. Thank you to John and Anita for inviting us to be part of their special day ! A very special day starting with the beautiful ceremony on the beach , a round trip to the other side of the Island for some sunset pictures and a spectacular finish [...]

Tony and Dominica got married at the beautiful St Mary of the Angels church in Wellington on the 14th of May 2011 . After a lovely ceremony we all headed out to Boomrock for the reception. This is where they met , and we all thought it most appropriate to get a few pictures in [...]

Some beautiful pictures of the bride getting ready at the Amora hotel, before making an entrance at St Barnabus, the little Mount Cook church. The short day meant we could get some great sunset pictures along Oriental Parade before heading back to the Amora hotel for the reception. Wellington sunset picture at Tatenda [...]

What a glorious day for our first wedding in Auckland north shore, Liam and Rachel got married at the family home. Cute kids and a sporting theme were evident at the ceremony making for some interesting photos. A short trip to the beach was well worth the effort and we took some amazing pictures of [...]

Andrew and Sophie got ready at the same location, which gave us some unique opportunities for pre ceremony pictures. We got a couple of cool silhouettes of them both, as well as the more usual bridal preparation and groomsmen shots. Ohariu farm venue provided some lovely backgrounds on this sunny day, the old woolshed and [...]

Great day at Ohariu farm. We got some awesome pictures of Cally at home, while Dan waited nervously at Ohariu farm. Lovely open air ceremony then some pictures fun around the Ohariu farm gardens with Cally, Dan and bridal party. Romantic moment after the wedding Dan and Cally at Ohariu [...]

Home coverage with Nikki, she looks beautiful here getting ready with her bridesmaids. The rain meant an indoor ceremony at Kaitoke gardens. Some lovely pictures inside and we also managed to dash outside for some great photos between showers before the reception. Romantic shot at Kaitoke gardens Bride and groom [...]

Starting off at Thistle inn with Catherine, getting some beautiful pictures of the bride getting ready with her bridesmaids. Just a short trip around the corner to "Old St Pauls" where Peter is waiting. Beautiful ceremony, then off to the Old Museum at Massey and botanical gardens for lots of fun pictures. [...]

Fun couple Ash and Karen's wedding at Gear homestead in Porirua, even on a very wet Wellington day we still got some great photos. Being big lord of the rings fans – Ash and Karen cut their cake with "Sting" ( Frodo's sword from LOTR ). [...]

Wedding at Ruth Pretty with Allan and Donna. Back to Kapiti coast for this Ruth Pretty venue hosting the wedding and reception for Allan and Donna. Very relaxed wedding and we got some really fun pictures around the lovely grounds. [...]

Another spring wedding – this time in Dunedin, such a lovely town for photos. We had the perfect day, starting with a traditional church wedding. The bridal party came along to the botanical gardens, where we had a lot of fun. However we couldn't do our first Dunedin wedding without visiting the train station ( [...]

Aaron and Miranda's wedding at Bernard gardens A beautiful sunny spring day at the kapiti gardens the perfect setting for these wedding photos. Lots of fun with the wedding photography on the kapiti coast locations then off to Kaitoke gardens in Upper Hutt for the reception.Click edit button to change this text. [...]

Matthew and Voons Wedding at St John's Church. A big wedding at St John's church on Willis street, then off around town for photos. We had a full day visiting sites around Wellington and Petone. First was pictures at Wellington botanical gardens and Parliament, then onto Petone wharf for some dramatic [...]